List of Counties in North Carolina - Historic Counties

Historic Counties

County Created Abolished Fate
Albemarle County 1664 1689 Partitioned into Chowan County, Currituck County, Pasquotank County, and Perquimans County
Bath County 1696 1739 Renamed as Craven County
Bute County 1764 1779 Partitioned into Franklin County and Warren County
Dobbs County 1758 1791 Partitioned into Greene County, Lenoir County, and Wayne County
Tryon County 1768 1779 Partitioned into Lincoln County and Rutherford County

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